Butter Gems

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature, diced
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar.
• 2 add flour and mix to form a thick paste.
• 3 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• 4 preheat oven to 350. grease two baking sheets.
• 5 roll dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4" thickness. cut out rounds with a 1 1/4" cookie cutter. bake on sheets for 10 minutes, or until pale golden. transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 6 cookies can be decorated with piped swirls of buttercream and colored sugar.